CVE-2019-17080

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    CVE-2019-17080

    Published: 2 Oct 2019Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: mintinstall (aka Software Manager) 7.9.9 for Linux Mint allows code execution if a REVIEWS_CACHE file is controlled by an attacker, because an unpickle occurs. This is resolved in 8.0.0 and backports.

    References: , https://github.com/linuxmint/mintinstall/blob/master/debian/changelog, http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154722/mintinstall-7.9.9-Code-Execution.html, https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=143&t=302960, https://github.com/Andhrimnirr/Mintinstall-object-injection

    Affected packages

    Package

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    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High